soon led, headed 4f out, chased leader to 2f out, weakened over 1f out
soon well outpaced in rear, stayed on final furlong, no danger
soon outpaced towards rear, headway under pressure 2f out, stayed on one pace final furlong
chased leaders, pushed along halfway, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, effort 2f out, hard driven final furlong, stayed on under pressure to lead well inside final furlong
chased leaders, went 2nd 2f out, led over 1f out, not quickened and headed well inside final furlong
tracked leader, led 4f out, headed over 1f out, carried head high under pressure and no extra final furlong
After All can finally come good, with Ile Facile, Onefortheboys and Somethingabouther expected to be the main dangers. Five of After All's seven career starts have been at Lingfield so she obviously feels at home on the Polytrack, and has gone close to breaking her duck on a couple of occasions. Gerard Butler's filly weakened inside the final furlong when third here over five furlongs on her last outing at the beginning of the year, and should appreciate the step back up to six furlongs. The drop in grade from class D to H company inspires confidence as well, and she has a leading chance today. Her main rival could turn out to be Ile Facile whose only previous visit here was nearly a winning one, as he kicked clear two furlongs out but was collared close home. That was over seven furlongs and he will be more of a threat with similar tactics over this furlong shorter journey. Onefortheboys is yet another that will benefit from this trip, in his case because he was found wanting near the finish when touched off by Ivory Venture here seven days ago. However, Somethingabouther was right behind and is much better off at the weights, so strictly pacemaking, should turn the tables. Although by no means a cast-iron certainty After All has the consistency to warrant support and is the pick.
